Cork-puller.



No. 728,642. v PATENTED MAY 19,1903,

' R. H. WILES.

CORK FULLER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-{13, 1902. no MODEL, 2 HEETk-SHEETI.

Illlllllllll I PATENTED MAY 19, 1903.: R H WILES CORK FULLER.

APPLICATION FILEDAUG. 13. 1902.

I 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

N0 MODEL.

UN TED STATES- Patented May 19, 1963.

PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT H. WILES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO ARCADE MANU-FACTURING COMPANY, OF FREEPORT, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

CORK-PULLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 728,642, dated May 19,1903.

Application filed August 18. 1902. Serial No. 119,515. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, ROBERT H.WILES, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements inCork-Pullers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements incork-pullers; and its [0 object is to provide a device of this classwhich shall be simple, cheap, and effective.

To this and certain minor ends my invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction clearly shown in the accompanying drawings anddescribed in this specification.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of the interior of mycork-puller, one of the side plates of the frame being removed. Fig. 2is a similar view, the parts being in a dif- 2o ferent position,however, and the corkscrewcarrier and nut being shown in centrallongitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section in the line 3 3 ofFig. 1. Fig. 4 is a similar section in the line 4 4. of Fig. 1. Fig.

5 is a similar section in the line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a similar section in the line 66 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 7 is avertical transverse section in the line 7 7 of Fig. 2 looking in thedirection of the arrow. 7

Referring to the drawings, A is the inclosing case of thecork-puller,-it being constructed in the usual form'of two side plates AA as clearly indicated in the drawings.

Each of the plates is provided with a suit- 5 able groove, and thesegrooves, being oppositely placed, form together a longitudinal guidewaya, which extends throughout the greater portion of the length of thecase. This guideway opens through the. front side 40 of the case intotwo slots or openings a 0.

which are separated by a stop a In the upper part of the guideway is acorkscrew-carrier O of the ordinary type, having rotatably secured in ita corkscrew D. The method by 5 which the corkscrew is secured in thecorkscrew-carrier is immaterial, and the drawings clearly indicate themethod used in practice. A handle E, extending through the slot (1 ispivoted in the case and is connected by a link 6 to the corkscrewcarrier 0 and is adapted to reciprocate said corkscrew-carrier in theordinary way. In the guideway 0,, below the'carrier 0, runs anon-rotatable'nut B, threaded to embrace the corkscrew. The not B isprovided with a forwardly-extending lug b, running in the slot at of thecasing and adapted by engagement with the stop a to limit the upwardmovement of the nut. The downward motion of the nut is limited byengagement with the bottom of the guideway a. This much of theconstruction of my improved corkpuller is old and well known. Itsoperation is as follows: Starting with the parts in the position shownin Fig. 1, as the handle is raised the corkscrew-carrier and nut passdownward, keeping the same distance apart until they reach the positionshown in Fig. 2. The nut is then stopped by coming into contact with thebottom of the guideway, and as the corkscrew-carrier approaches it thecorkscrew is forced through the nut and rotated in a forwarddirectionthat is, to the right, if it is an ordinary righthand screwandenters the cork. The handie is then lowered and the nut andcorkscrew-carrier rise together, the corkscrew not being rotated. Whenthe stop a is reached, the progress of the nut is arrested and thecorkscrew-carrier pulls away from it,the corkscrew turning in aretrograde direction-that is, to the left, if it is an ordinaryright-hand screw-and the cork is stripped from it. This com pletes thecycle of the corkscrew, the parts then being in the position shown inFig. 1.

My invention relates particularly to the means for preserving the properrelative positions between the nut and the corkscrew-. carrier. It hasheretofore been customary to maintain the relative positions of theseparts by a set of positive connections between them. In my improvedcork-puller, however, Ikeep the proper relations between these parts bypermitting or preventing the rotation of the corkscrew in thecorkscrew-carrier during certain portions of the movement of said car- 5rier. The distinction between this and the systems previously in usewill be quite apparent. In my improved puller I lock the nut andcorkscrew-carrier by preventing the rotation of the corkscrew in thecarrier, while [00 in the prior forms of cork-pullers the rotation ofthe corkscrew is prevented by locking the nut to the carrier.

It will be apparent upon slight consideration that in the entire cycleof operation heretofore set forth there are two spaces wherein rotationof the cork-puller must be prevented in one direction or the other in order to preserve the proper relations between the parts. When moving fromthe position shown in Fig. 1 to that shown in Fig. 2 forward rotation ofthe corkscrew must be prevented, since such rotation would screw thecorkscrew into the nut, and so permit the corkscrew-carrier to approachthe nut. During the next stagetbat is, when the corkscrew is enteringthe cork-the corkscrew must rotate forward. lVhen pulling the cork,however, the corkscrew must be prevented from left-hand rotation inorder to prevent it from screwing out of the nut and cork. During thelast stage-that is, when the corkscrew-carrier is leaving the nut thecorkscrew must be free to rotate backward, so as to strip. It will beseen from the-above statement that with an ordinary right-hand screwright-hand rotation must be prevented in the upper half of the movementof the corkscrewcarrier and left-hand rotation must be pre vented in thelower half of the movement of the corkscrew-carrier. This isaccomplished by devices which will now be explained.

A pin d extends through the corkscrew from one side of the guideway a tothe other. In the case are hinged two plates F F. plates are confined inrecesses in the case, the cross-section of which is roughly that of asegment of a circle, the plate resting in each case against the wall ofthe recess and extending normally a slight distance into the guideway a.The arrangement of these depressions, which are indicated in thedrawings by G G, is clearly indicated in Figs. 3 and 5, the arrangementbeing'such that the plate F, which is in the upper half of the case, isfree to swing to the right, but not to the left, while the plate F inthe bottom of the case is free to swing to the left, but not to theright. These plates are normally held by a springfin the positionwherein they project v into the guideway and into the path of the pin (1in the corkscrew.

The operation of the device will now be readily understood. During thefirst stage of the motionthat is, in passing from the position shown inFig. l to that shown in Fig. 2the pin d strikes the plate F, pushing itagainst the side wall of the depression G. This position is clearlyindicated in Fig. 3. It will be obvious that right-hand rotation of thecorkscrew is thus absolutely prevented, and the nut andcorkscrew-carrier pass down, keeping the same distance apart. When theposition shown in Fig. 2 is reached, the pin runs off the plate F andthe corkscrew begins to rotate. The pin eventually strikes the plate F,but swings it easily out of its These path, and the corkscrew rotatesduring the remaining downward movement. As the corkscrew-carrier movesup during the third portion of the cycle-that is, when the cork is beingpulledleft-hand rotation is prevented by engagement of the pin d withthe plate F, and when the fourth stageof the cycle is reached-that is,the stripping motion--the pin, moving now in a retrograde direction,strikes the plate F, and the plate swings easily out of the way andpermits it to turn.

This completes the description of the construction and operation of myimprovement.

It will be noted that to all intents and purposes the pin 61 is aratchet upon the corkscrew in engagement with the pawls on the case.

The simplicity and cheapness of this device will be apparent, and itseffectiveness is obvious.

I realize that considerable variations can be made in the details ofthis construction, and I do not intend to limit myself to the exactconstruction shown.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In a device ofthe class described, the combination with a case, a corkscrew-carrierlongitudinally reciprocable therein, a corkscrew rotatably secured insaid corkscrewcarrier, means for reciprocating said carrier and a nutnon-rotatably guided in said case and threaded to embrace saidcorkscrew, of means independent of said nut mounted on said case forpreventing retrograde revolution ofsaid corkscrew during the firstportion of the rise of said carrier, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a case, acorkscrew-carrier longitudinally reciprocable therein, a corkscrewrotatably secured in said corkscrewcarrier, means for reciprocating saidcarrier and a nut non-rotatably guided in said case and threaded toembrace said corkscrew, of a ratchet on said corkscrew,and means mounted on said case for preventing the retrograde revolution of said ratchetduring the first portion of the rise of said carrier, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with a case, acorkscrew-carrier longitudinally reciprocable therein, a corkscrewrotatably secured in said corkscrewcarrier, means for reciprocating saidcarrier and a nut non-rotatably guided in said case and threaded toembrace said corkscrew, of a ratchet on said corkscrew and a pawlpivoted to said case and adapted to prevent the retrograde revolution ofsaid corkscrew during the first portion of the rise of said corkscrew-carrier, substantially as described.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination with a case, acorkscrew-carrier longitudinally reciprocable therein, a corkscrewrotatably secured in said corkscrewcarrier, means for reciprocating saidcarrier and a nut non-rotatably guided in said case and threaded toembrace said corkscrew, of a ratchet on said corkscrew and an elongatedpawl mounted on said case and free to swing in but one direction andadapted to prevent the retrograde revolution of said corkscrew duringthe first portion of the rise of said corkscrew-carrier, substantiallyas described.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination with a case, acorkscrew-carrier longitudinally reciprocable therein, a corkscrewrotatably secured in said corkscrewcarrier, means for reciprocating saidcarrier and a nut non-rotatably guided in said case and threaded toembrace said corkscrew, of a projecting pin on said corkscrew and anelongated pawl pivoted in the lower portion of said case, free to swingin but one direction and adapted to prevent retrograde revolution ofsaid corkscrew during the first portion of the rise of saidcorkscrew-carrier, substantially as described.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination with a case, acorkscrew-carrier longitudinally reciprocable therein, a corkscrewrotatably secured in said corkscrewcarrier, means for reciprocating saidcarrier and a nut non-rotatably guided in said case and threaded to'embrace said corkscrew, of means independent of said nut mounted on saidcase for preventing forward revolution of said corkscrew during thefirst portion of the downward motion. of said carrier, substantially asdescribed.

7. In a device of the class described, the combination with a case, acorkscrew-carrier longitudinally reciprocable therein, a corkscrewrotatably secured in said corkscrewcarrier, means for reciprocating saidcarrier and a nut non-rotatably guided in said case and threaded toembrace said corkscrew, of a ratchet on said corkscrew, and meansmounted on said case for preventing the forward revolution of saidratchet during the first portion of the downward motion of said carrier,substantially as described.

8. In a device of the class described, the combination with a case, acorkscrew-carrier longitudinally reciprocable therein, a corkscrewrotatably secured in said corkscrew-carrier, means for reciprocatingsaid carrier and a nut non-rotatably guided in said case and threaded toembrace said corkscrew, of a ratchet on said corkscrew and a pawlpivoted to said case and adapted to prevent the forward revolution ofsaid corkscrew during the first portion of the downward mot-ion of saidcorkscrew-carrier, substantially as described.

9, In a device of the class described, the combination with a case, acorkscrew-carrier longitudinally reciprocable therein, a corkscrewrotatably secured in said corkscrewcarrier, means for reciprocating saidcarrier and a nut non-rotatably guided in said case and threaded toembrace said corkscrew, of a ratchet on said corkscrew and an elongatedpawl mounted on the case and free to swing in but one direction andadapted to prevent the forward revolution of said corkscrew during thefirst portion of the downward motion of said corkscrew-carrier,substantially as described.

10. In a device of the class vdescribed, the combination with a case, acorkscrew-carrier longitudinally reciprocable therein, a corkscrewrotatably secured in said corkscrewcarrier, means for reciprocating saidcarrier and a nut non-rotatably guided in said case and threaded toembrace said corkscrew, of a projecting pin on said corkscrew and anelongated pawl pivoted in the upper portion of said case, free to swingin but one direction and adapted to prevent forward revolution of saidcorkscrew during the first portion of the downward motion of saidcorkscrew-carrier, substantially as described.

11-. In a device of the class described, the combination with a case, acorkscrew-carrier longitudinally reciprocable therein, a corkscrewrotatably secured in said corkscrewcarrier, means for reciprocating saidcarrier and a nut non-rotatably guided in said case r and threaded toembrace said corkscrew, of a projecting pin on said corkscrew, anelongated pawl pivoted to the lower portion of said case, free to swingin but one direction and adapted to prevent retrograde revolution ofsaid corkscrew during the first portion of the rise of said carrier, anda second elongated pawl pivoted to the upper portion of said case alsofree to swing in but one direction and adapted to prevent the forwardrevolution of said corkscrew during the first portion of the downwardmotion of said corkscrew-carrier, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, at Chicago, in thecounty of Cook and State of Illinois, this 21st day of July, A. D. 1902.

ROBERT H. WILES.

